EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million)

Germany had the highest household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million) of 26 EU countries in 2017, at €159.93 billion. Malta had the lowest, at €514.6 million. The median was €6.37 billion and the figure for the European Union (27) was €517.36 billion. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest159,934Germany

Lowest514.6Malta

Median6,367.326 EU countries

European Union (27)517,357.9History

All EU countries, 2017

EUR million. Source: Eurostat, Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2017 EUR million	Change on 2016
1	Germany	159,934	+5.9%
2	France	83,158.5	+3.6%
3	Italy	62,406.2	+1.8%
4	Spain	48,616	+7%
5	Netherlands	28,358	+5.2%
6	Sweden	20,002.1	+1.8%
7	Austria	17,043.6	+4.1%
8	Belgium	15,651.7	+2%
9	Poland	11,682.8	+11.2%
10	Denmark	11,475.3	+4.8%
11	Finland	10,492	+1.1%
12	Czechia	7,066.4	+11.3%
13	Portugal	6,816.4	+6.2%
14	Ireland	5,918.2	+5.5%
15	Greece	5,541.9	+8.9%
16	Slovakia	4,009.5	+7.2%
17	Hungary	3,960	+14.1%
18	Romania	3,265.7	+22.9%
19	Croatia	2,731.1	+10%
20	Bulgaria	2,626.1	+7.6%
21	Slovenia	1,830.9	+5.8%
22	Latvia	1,312.4	+7.3%
23	Luxembourg	1,177.1	+1.8%
24	Cyprus	937.6	+5%
25	Estonia	846	+10.6%
26	Malta	514.6	+5.7%

Other periods

About this ranking

Annual household final consumption expenditure on recreation, sport and culture, including package holidays, COICOP 2018 division 09. Published in millions of euros at current prices.

Eurostat national accounts, domestic concept: includes non-residents spending in the territory and excludes residents spending abroad. Includes non-cash items such as imputed rent. Current prices in euros, including for non-euro countries: changes reflect prices and may reflect exchange rates. Not inflation-adjusted or purchasing-power-adjusted.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18) (EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table

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Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million), 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 9 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18), EU countries by household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/nama_10_cp18/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/household-consumption-eur-million-recreation-culture/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million)?

Germany, with €159.93 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest household spending on recreation, sport and culture (EUR million)?

Malta, with €514.6 million in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Household final consumption expenditure, CP09, CP_MEUR (nama_10_cp18). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 EU countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.